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    Microsoft RMS Connector: Certificate Auth Preview Starts July 2026

    Microsoft is replacing shared-secret authentication in the Microsoft Rights Management connector with certificate-based authentication, shifting responsibility for the connector’s Microsoft Entra identity and credentials to customers. Preview availability is scheduled for July 2026, followed by...
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    IDEMIA ARM64 Minidriver Brings Certificate Auth to Windows 11 ARM

    IDEMIA Public Security’s announcement that its Smart Credential Minidriver now offers full ARM64 support for the Microsoft Windows 11 ecosystem is a pragmatic and timely update for enterprises balancing high‑assurance certificate workflows with the rapid adoption of ARM‑based Windows devices...
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    May 2022 OOB Fixes Restore Certificate Based Authentication on Windows Domain Controllers

    Microsoft pushed a set of emergency, out‑of‑band patches in May 2022 after a security hardening in the May 10 cumulative updates changed how domain controllers map client certificates to machine accounts — a change that briefly broke certificate‑based authentication for services such as Network...